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The Hon. Deputy Minister for the Interior, Naana Eyiah, said the Government of Ghana will continue to maintain and protect its borders and border crossing for the peace and safety of the good people of Ghana. She said protecting the borders from being channels for transnational crimes such as smuggling of small arms and light weapons, smuggling of migrants and improper migration is very crucial and that Government will continue to put necessary measures in place to protect the borders.  Hon. Naana Eyiah was speaking at the launch of the “Strengthening the Northern Borders of Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, and...

The 8th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction and the Seventh High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction has ended in Kenya with a virtual High-level Ministerial session. The event, organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was on the theme: “Towards Disaster Risk-Informed Development for a Resilient Africa in a COVID-19 Transformed World”. The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Naana Eyiah, in her address, stressed the need for a collective effort to eradicate hazards and climate change and not...

The Minister for the Interior, Hon. Ambrose Dery said the fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons is a Government key priority to ensure peace and security in the country. The Government of His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo believes that stopping the illegal circulation and proliferation of small arms and light weapons is important to prevent conflict, enhance internal security, prevent violent crimes and promote sustainable development. The Minister, who was speaking at the inauguration of the Governing Board of the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons at the Ministry of the Interior...

The Management Committee and Regional Commanders of the Ghana Immigration Service have been sensitised on the National Security Strategy launched by H.E. the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akofo-Addo in June this year.   The sensitization, which was held at the Ghana Immigration Service Headquarters in Accra, was part of measures to coordinate a national response effort to protect and safeguard Ghana from threats, risks, and challenges to its security and stability from both domestic and international environments. Addressing participants, the Deputy Minister for the Interior, Hon. Naana Eyiah said the sensitization was in the right direction as it will help...